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The organisers of Boardmasters have explained why they decided to cancel this year's festival.

The three-day event was called off just hours before the site was due to open in Newquay because of the severe weather forecast for this weekend.

It left thousands of music fans disappointed. Boardmasters has today (Sunday) revealed more details about the decision to cancel the festival.

In a statement, they said: "Thank you to everyone who’s reached out with messages of support. We want to share with you more details behind the decision to cancel Boardmasters 2019.

The empty site at Boardmasters after organisers announces the festival has been cancelled due to be bad weather (Image: Greg Martin)

"On Tuesday we received details of worsening weather, with 60mph (gale force 10) gusts of winds forecasted from Friday afternoon through Sunday morning. High winds are extremely dangerous at festivals.

"Temporary structures are simply not able to withstand sustained levels of high winds. Following consultation with our safety advisors and the local authorities, it was clear the risk was too severe and the show could not run.

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"We knew that some of you were already travelling. We knew that all of you would be upset and disappointed. We did everything we could, and explored all options to try and keep the festival running, but late on Tuesday evening the call was taken and we had no choice but to cancel.